I voted keyboard but that's only because i'll b using it as a gaming device. Gonna get the game gripper soon!
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The second question is probably more important really. If you are going to use it as more of a multi-media phone for playing games, watching movies/tv shows and snapping pictures, the Epic is probably going to appeal more to you. It has a better camera (even though it's less MP's), it has a better screen, and a better "gaming" processor (especially for graphically intensive games). If those things aren't as important to you as business functionality is to you, then the Evo might be your phone of choice. It's a more classy-looking, business style type of phone that also fits more easily into your suit pants, etc. I'm not saying the Evo is a slouch when it comes to multimedia, but the Epic is clearly a step up in this area.
Keyboard all the way for me. I was wobbling back and forth between the Epic and Evo but it was really the keyboard that tipped the balance toward the Epic. There's just no way I can write a message or e-mail longer than a sentence without a keyboard. No way I can alter a text document with a touch pad. I've been typing for years and I've just built a muscle memory for how to form sentences quickly with a keyboard. SWYPE is nice but it can't compare with real typing.
Your facts are right but I don't know if I agree with your conclusion. I don't see the Evo being better for "business" at all. Both handle business functions like e-mail, documents, and messaging equally. The only difference in such things is the keyboard that the Epic offers which tends to mean faster e-mails for most of us. Also, if your business happens to be film (or entertainment in general) the way mine is, the Epic definately has the edge for it's better media player abilities. I look at it more as the Evo being the cooler, hipper choice. It DOES look sleeker and it can do more fun stuff since it has Froyo, flash, and cooler widgets. I think it's the cooler phone by far (KICKSTAND!) but the Epic is better for my business needs which the reason I'm playing for such a pricey phone and plan in the first place.
It's all part of choice. You're not going to see a 4.3" evo with and without a keyboard, an Epic with and without, a moto X with and without. You have to decide what your needs are first then factor in the wants that are most important and make your decision from there. You wouldn't think that much thought would go into buying a phone, but with them being used for so much more these days you actually need to. And if the smooth upgrade path is on the need list for you, then you need to factor that into your decision.
It's the one reasn I'll have some of my reps on the Shift when it comes out instead of the Epic.
Wow! The Evo Shift is smaller AND doesn't have the HDMI out?! They must be putting out the cheaper version for people who don't want to spend for the original. So they threw in the keyboard as an inticement.Well I think it'll be a 3.6" Evo with a little better processor, slide out keyboard and no front camera or hdmi out. The smaller screen and omission of features has me wonder why it's still an "Evo".
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